In conversation with .. 8!
Welcome to our new digital issue: IN CONVERSATION WITH – Part 8! Featuring with Aka Kelzz, Jaume Miró, José Rojas, Wooly and the Uke, Ford Kelly, Olli Hull. Special thanks to Orientation NYC. 118 pages filled with interviews and editorials. Contributors are Lewis Robert Cameron, Johannes Brauner, Arabella Romen, Rianon Vran, Joseph Sy, Arron Dunworth, Alis, McGuire Brown and more. Enjoy our new issue! Feat. @akakelzzmusic @akakelzz @jaumevmiro @jose_illustration @woolyandtheuke @SoyFordKelly @ollihull On the cover Creative Direction & Styling McGuire Brown @mcguire.brown Photographer & Editor Abby Lorenzini @abilorenzini Lighting Assistance Joe DaJour @joedajour Assistance Jane Handorff @jhandorff & Samantha Del Rosal @samanthadelrosal Model Kayinoluwa Ibidapo @kayinoluwa Makeup Tania Mallah @tatimallah Production Orientation NYC @orientationyc
Welcome to our new digital issue: IN CONVERSATION WITH – Part 8! Featuring with Aka Kelzz, Jaume Miró, José Rojas, Wooly and the Uke, Ford Kelly, Olli Hull. Special thanks to Orientation NYC. 118 pages filled with interviews and editorials. Contributors are Lewis Robert Cameron, Johannes Brauner, Arabella Romen, Rianon Vran, Joseph Sy, Arron Dunworth, Alis, McGuire Brown and more. Enjoy our new issue!
Feat. @akakelzzmusic @akakelzz @jaumevmiro @jose_illustration
@woolyandtheuke @SoyFordKelly @ollihull
On the cover
Creative Direction & Styling McGuire Brown @mcguire.brown
Photographer & Editor Abby Lorenzini @abilorenzini
Lighting Assistance Joe DaJour @joedajour
Assistance Jane Handorff @jhandorff & Samantha Del Rosal @samanthadelrosal
Model Kayinoluwa Ibidapo @kayinoluwa
Makeup Tania Mallah @tatimallah
Production Orientation NYC @orientationyc
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I believe that all these learning experiences have impacted my work tremendously. Now I see and allow<br />
the influence of Mexican folklore in my work and love how it works <strong>with</strong>in queer narratives. Something I<br />
wasn’t able to experience in Mexico, and I wish I had.<br />
What other work/artist do you find really inspiring right now?<br />
This is a hard question since there are so many incredible artists and activists out there and the amount<br />
of inspiring work is almost overwhelming.<br />
I find the work of the Berlin scene extremely touching. The storytelling of Hengameh Yaghoobifarah, the<br />
wise words of Emilia Roig, the fierceness of the Berlin drag queens, the bright colors of Navot Miller’s<br />
paintings, the magic in the photographic series Nachtzimmer of my friends Bela Lehrnickel and Dennis<br />
Ruf. Lastly, the bold aesthetic in the work of my sister Andrea Rojas, <strong>with</strong> whom I have the privilege of<br />
collaborating regularly.<br />
What is your ultimate goal?<br />
Looking at the world we live in, I sometimes feel like my art is a waste of time and get the urge to invest<br />
my privilege and resources into something more radical <strong>with</strong> a more direct and stronger impact.<br />
But then I remind myself that there is this huge potential to achieve change through art, design and<br />
storytelling. Especially if we work together and see ourselves as part of a bigger picture.<br />
I’m invested in reaching a point where I feel that I am making a difference <strong>with</strong> my work while at the<br />
same time enjoying the creative process and fulfilling my artistic needs.<br />
I’ve been working a lot on finding ways to speak up and become a more political person. I’m looking<br />
forward to putting myself out there more and draw attention to the causes I fight for through my art.<br />
My goal is to collaborate <strong>with</strong> more people who also seek the change and could use some visual<br />
storytelling in their own cause.<br />
Follow José Rojas @jose_illustration<br />
joserojasstudio.com<br />
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